It has been announced that Virgil Abloh, the founder of Street-Wear brand Off-White will be the creative director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton, becoming Louis Vuitton’s first African-American artistic director. Great news for the Culture ! Words from Virgil on this accomplishment below..
“I feel elated,” Mr. Abloh said via phone on Sunday, adding that he planned to relocate his family to Paris to take the job at the largest brand in the stable of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. “This opportunity to think through what the next chapter of design and luxury will mean at a brand that represents the pinnacle of luxury was always a goal in my wildest dreams. And to show a younger generation that there is no one way anyone in this kind of position has to look is a fantastically modern spirit in which to start.”
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